Discover the key features of Houdini 20
Read our run-down of the key changes in the largest ever update to Houdini, from character animation to rendering and machine learning.
Thursday, November 9th, 2023
terrain generation
QuadSpinner unveils Gaea 2.0
Check out the new features in this major update to the terrain design tool. Updated: see a preview of Gaea 2.0 integrating in Houdini.
Friday, October 6th, 2023
Boonika Art Tools launches AAA Terrains and Erosion Mixer
Check out the library of 16K heightmaps for generating high-res terrains, and a new Blender tool for creating custom erosion effects.
Tuesday, September 26th, 2023
Insydium ships Fused 2023.3
Major update to the Cinema 4D plugins includes new versions of X-Particles, NeXus, plant generator Taiao and terrain tool TerraformFX.
Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
Review: Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED laptop
Find out how this Nvidia Studio laptop fares in real-world tests with 3ds Max, Blender, Maya and UE5.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2023
Project Dogwaffle team ships Howler 2023.5
Low-cost digital painting app gets interesting option to render out 3D models to use as custom brushes.
Saturday, February 11th, 2023
Tyson Ibele releases tyFlow 1.012 for 3ds Max
Major update adds complete new terrain-generation system to the Max particle and physics add-on.
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
Boonar Studio releases Terrain Mixer 2.1
Check out the new features in the popular Blender tool for generating terrain for games & matte paintings.
Thursday, January 26th, 2023
e-on software ships Vue 2023 and PlantFactory 2023
Check out the new features in the first update to the landscape- and plant-generation tools since 2021.
Friday, January 13th, 2023
JangaFX unveils GeoGen
EmberGen developer's upcoming real-time terrain generator is pitched as the Substance 3D Designer of planetary creation.
Thursday, December 8th, 2022
Otoy launches OctaneRender Studio+ subscriptions
Firm ditches perpetual licences of the GPU renderer, but adds MoI 3D and Cascadeur to its subs package.
Tuesday, November 29th, 2022
Best Black Friday and winter 2022 deals for CG artists
Updated: save money with these seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.
Monday, November 28th, 2022
QuadSpinner ships Gaea 1.3.2
Next-gen terrain-generation software for games and VFX gets the option to turn any imported OBJ file into a ground surface.
Wednesday, November 16th, 2022